The website lists exam centres in the UK, explains what education, professional and immigration doors each exam can open, and most importantly provides a helpful tool to those who don’t know their IELTS from their TOEFL: a score converter wheel.

Thousands of teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are revising hard as they sit their GCSEs. But, in England, there have been major changes, with a new 9-1 grading system being phased in to reflect a more demanding curriculum. So what’s the new grading system all about?

After a spate of backlash from Tory and Labour MPs over its poor access record, Cambridge University is to announce a new scheme in order to facilitate access for black and minority ethnic (BME) and state-school pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, whose secondary school education might put them at a disadvantage compared to their privately-educated peers.

BERLIN (AP) – High school students in Germany have gathered tens of thousands of signatures in an online petition to complain about an “unfair” final English exam, saying the test was much harder than in previous years.

Most independent schools around the world have some form of entrance test, which in some cases can be a very competitive process. We take a look at some of the tests and offer a few tips for relocating parents.

Alex struggled to focus in class. He found writing a paragraph unaided a stretch, and, as his Year 8 English teacher, I had to explain simple things to him time and again. Yet when he handed in his homework assignments, they were strangely beautiful.

The targets-driven system that governments have built over a quarter of a century to hold schools to account looks like it is crumbling. With teachers under constant scrutiny, parents left confused and the government losing confidence in its own performance measures, Tes asks if this is the end for the system as we know it

Early years books are written in a deeper, more complex language than you might have thought – and it’s only through shared reading that their full literacy potential is unlocked. In fact, schools need to make the practice as much of a priority as phonics, says Kate Nation

As any parent will tell you, applying for a secondary school place – especially when you have a particular school in mind – can be stressful. I stared at the large letter ‘C’ scrawled in red at the top of the page.

English teachers are finding it increasingly difficult to dig out inspirational books for key stage 3, with their options narrowed by primary schools pushing more advanced texts and restrictive criteria in secondary. Sarah Ledger says enough is enough: we need to form a new literary canon for KS3

Following student calls for university English literature syllabuses to be ‘decolonised’, Hanif Kureishi, Arundhati Roy, Kamila Shamsie and other authors reflect on the debate and choose essential books by black and minority ethnic writers

The study, which analyses language trends over the course of the twentieth century, found that there has been a steep decline in “gradable adverbs”, a grammatical category of words that can be used to reduce the force of a phrase.

A recent report by the National Literacy Trust into child attitudes towards writing indicates that the number of children who write for pleasure is on the increase. This is undoubtedly a cause for celebration for those of us who write for joy, work or for any number of assorted reasons.

In some London boroughs, only just over half of applicants got their top choice of school. One in six 11-year-olds in England did not secure preferred place in 2017, although there was less pressure on primaries

Whether you are training or have trained to be a Primary or Secondary teacher, we are all teachers of Literacy. You will hear this often – but let’s be clear: this extends further than simply correcting spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Almost 80% of pupils in England who do not achieve a C grade in GCSE maths or English fail to attain this mark during their resits. It is leaving hundreds of thousands of students stuck in a cycle of exams.

When the young boy from Aylesbury heard about an opening for a “Lego professor of play” at the University of Cambridge, he decided that, as an experienced lego enthusiast, he was perfect for the £83,981-a-year role.

New statistics released by the Department for Education (DfE) reveal that non-native speaking children perform better than their English speaking counterparts at grammar, punctuation and spelling as well as mathematics.

Scores of Welsh students in science, reading and maths were below the average of 72 countries and economies taking part in a major study of educational performance. Welsh students also did worse than their counterparts in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Which elite universities have the highest offer rates? – Telegraph Josie Gurney-Read 19th October 2016 It will come as little surprise to anyone that getting into an elite university can be highly competitive, with candidates to some Russell Group institutions having less than a 50 per cent chance of success.

Would you get into grammar school? Try the 11-plus exam. – The Guardian Compiled by Marianna Spring Friday 9 September 2016 Theresa May has proposed a shakeup of the education system that could lead to an expansion of grammar schools across England. Many people object to the categorisation of pupils at age 11 on the basis of an exam. But how would you fare in such a test?

GCSE results day: How Progress 8 works – Times Educational Supplement Kaye Wiggins 26th June 2016 Progress 8 is heralded as the measure that will ensure the attainment of all students is prioritised at GCSE, not just those on the C/D borderline. But is the new system any better – and any fairer – than the one it replaced

School population rises by 121,000 – BBC News Education Sean Coughlan 28th June 2016 The school population in England increased by 121,000 since last year, according to annual figures from the Department for Education.

Why making a swift Brexit isn’t best for children’s futures – Times Educational Supplement Nicky Morgan And Jim Knight 17th June 2016 Teachers have had their say – they want to remain in Europe. The secretary of state for education and a former schools minister explain why they’re not surprised

Ucas Extra: a chance to rethink your Uni choices – The Guardian Natalie Gil 8 March 2016 Have you applied to university through Ucas, but received no offers? Or did you change your mind and decline your offers? Don’t worry, you can still go to university.

Traditional GCSE subjects for all pupils– BBC Sean Coughlan 11th June 2015 All secondary school pupils in England will have to take GCSEs in core academic subjects, under plans to be set out by Schools Minister Nick Gibb.

New funds will bring writers into schools– Times Educational Supplement Adi Bloom 1st June 2015 A new scheme, aiming to improve the quality of creative-writing lessons by sending professional writers into schools, has been launched.

Rise in number of children reading for pleasure – Times Educational Supplement Helen Ward 20th May 2015 Dystopian teen novels such as the Hunger Games trilogy are likely to be one reason for children being increasingly likely to say they enjoy reading, say literacy experts.

Journalism, publishing and public relations – The Guardian Guardian Students Series 1 June 2014The study of the production and distribution of information made available by printed or electronic means. PR courses examine how organisations manage their reputations

The English have it relatively easy. The English language, a major export of the country, ensure that in whichever nook or cranny of the world an Englishman may find himself, wiill understand their mother twang. But how good at the British at speaking English?